Medical marijuana: Activists plan reform rally this weekend

At a March cannabis reform rally in Harrisburg, a demonstrator holds a sign in support of medical marijuana. (FILE)

Medical marijuana activists will take to the streets of York City for the York Cannabis Reform Rally this weekend.

The two-hour demonstration will begin at 3 p.m. on Continental Square in downtown York.

"Join us in reminding our elected officials we want S.B. 1182 passed now," states the event flyer, which was posted on the Keystone Cannabis Coalition's Facebook page.

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The bill

S.B. 1182, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, was proposed in January by Sen. Mike Folmer, a Republican serving York, Lebanon and Dauphin counties. The bill would legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Pennsylvania.

The bill most recently cleared the Senate Law and Justice Committee unanimously, and awaits a vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee before it can reach the Senate floor. The state's General Assembly reconvenes on Sept. 15.